HB4187ham001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Veterans Affairs Committee

Adopted in House Comm. on Jan 12, 2006

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4187

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4187 on page 1 by replacing lines 4 and 5 with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Sections 3-638, 3-806, and 3-806.4 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/3-638)

Sec. 3-638. U.S. Veteran License Plates.

(a) In addition to any other special license plate, the Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue U.S. Veteran license plates to residents of Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the Secretary of State. Upon the Secretary's receipt of the proper application, the surviving spouse of a person who was issued special registration plates under this Section may keep the special registration plates and may transfer the registration, if necessary. If the surviving spouse remarries, however, the special plates may not be renewed. The special U.S. Veteran plate issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.

(b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412.

(c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.

(Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)"; and

on page 3, below line 15, by inserting the following:

"Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".